Reporting courtesy of Ray Scott
Waterford FC had to settle for a share of the spoils at the RSC last night as Longford Town came from behind to force a draw.
The Blues started brightly and forced a number of corners and on six minutes, Barry Baggely’s fine delivery from the right into a crowded six yard box was turned into his own net by Darragh Lynch.
Wassim Aouachria had a great chance to double the lead on the half hour but he blazed over from close range and then Jack Brady saved from close range when he parried a Roland Idowu cross into the path of Conor Parsons who shot straight back at the keeper.
Two left footed efforts from Chris Conn Clarke just before the break went close as well but just over.
Longford Town got a lifeline on fifty six minutes when Shane Elworthy’s cross got behind the defence and Mohammed Boudiaf got down low to head back across Paul Martin into the bottom corner.
A Charles Ondo shot across the face of the goal was as much as the home side could muster for the remainder of the game and Longford held on for a priceless point.
WATERFORD FC: Paul Martin, Tunmise Sobowale, Giles Phillips, Eddie Nolan, Ryan Burke, Barry Baggley, Dean McMenamy, Connor Parsons (Charles Ondo ’57), Roland Idowu (Shane Griffin ’73), Chris Conn-Clarke, Wassim Aouachria (Thomas Oluwa ’57).
LONGFORD TOWN: Jack Brady, Shane Elworthy, Oisin Hand, Kyle O’Connor, Aodh Dervin, Viktor Serdeniuk, Joshua Giurgi (Francis Campbell ’81), Cian Byrne, Gary Armstrong (Adam Verdon ’69), Derek Daly (Mohammed Boudiaf ’37), Darragh Lynch (Jamal Ibrahim ’46).
Referee: Gavin Colfer (Wicklow).
𝙄𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 - 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚
Head Coach Danny Searle’s initial reaction to tonight’s 1-1 draw at home to Longford Town.#WATvLON pic.twitter.com/xRX1yW1Q9M— Waterford FC (@WaterfordFCie) February 24, 2023
